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Bikes Make Life Better, founded in 2010, is a business-to-business firm dedicated to helping organizations use bicycles to help “people, the planet and profitability.”

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CA Abandons Clean-Air Rules on Diesel Trucks

01/14/2025

In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

4 New Laws Strengthen Cities’ Abilities to Impound Vehicles Involved in Sideshows

01/03/2025

While cities in California continue to pass ordinances to combat illegal sideshows, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws that go into effect this year statewide to give municipalities more legal tools to address them. 

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Tower Bridge Gateway Renamed

Tower Bridge Gateway, which runs between Jefferson Boulevard, past Sutter Health Park to the Tower Bridge is now officially named Cabaldon Parkway.

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City Council Gets Traffic Safety Report

Vision Zero Action Plan looks to achieve zero traffic deathsOriginal article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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West Sacramento Parking Rates to Increase

Ordinance Would Also Increase Violation Fees Original article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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SacRT Launches Survey

As part of a statewide initiative to improve public transit safety, the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is launching a comprehensive customer survey to better understand and address the safety concerns of transit riders. Original article published at West Sacramento …

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55-Hour Closure Scheduled for Eastbound Interstate 80

Signed State Route 113 Detour for Airport; Expected Delays in Yolo CountyOriginal article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan

Dozens of tiny colored papers, corridor walk audits, pop-up workshops and community workshops are just a few ways that the city reached out to the public for the Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan. Original article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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Trail Project Riding Along as Planned

The Clarksburg Branch Line Trail is all over the map on local, regional and state planning sketches. Original article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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State Street Rehab Project Starts

On Sept. 12, Mayor Martha Guerrero, Councilwomen Verna Sulpizio-Hull Quirina Orozco and other officials dug their shovels deep, breaking ground for the long-awaited State Street Rehabilitation Project.

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Over two weekends last October, residents of Santa Cruz and Watsonville  participated in demonstration rides aboard an electric streetcar on rails.
The ‘Rail Trail’ Movement, Explained
The heated controversy over what to do with abandoned railroad tracks
California transportation history runs from railroads to today’s car culture.
California’s History of Transportation: From Railroads to Highways
The history of transportation in California has shaped the state, from the earliest stagecoach to today’s car culture.